The wolf on the hill is never as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill. This powerful quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger goes hand to hand with Chen Guangcheng author of The Barefoot Lawyer. Chen Guangcheng a man who is blind, self-taught, and determined to fight for justice; who goes against all the odds to make sure justice was served to the people who had injustice from the government of China. In this analytical essay, I will use The Barefoot Lawyer to analyze three topics how the barefoot lawyers in China played a role fighting for justice for ordinary Chinese people in Contemporary China, how did the authors sense of justice conflict with the views of the Chinese Communist Party, and from what conditions did the barefoot lawyers emerge in the post-socialist China.
The story of Chen Guangcheng author of The Barefoot Lawyer is his own story. Chen was a Chinese activist that fought for justice of woman’s right, land, and for the poor. The term “barefoot” refers to Chen’s self-teaching in law without properly …show more content…
The barefoot lawyers were not allowed by the government “The government never supported barefoot lawyers; in fact, it actively persecutes them.” Meaning that it was practically illegal for farmers to practice and collecting fees as a lawyer. The barefoot lawyers in China were basically a voice for the people that could not afford a actually attorney. Also, most lawyers would not take on cases that would have government infringing on people’s right because that would take away the lawyer’s license to physical abuse. Therefore, lawyers that would take cases on be only for civil matter nothing against the government because there would be
The story of Chen Guangcheng author of The Barefoot Lawyer is his own story. Chen was a Chinese activist that fought for justice of woman’s right, land, and for the poor. The term “barefoot” refers to Chen’s self-teaching in law without properly …show more content…
The barefoot lawyers were not allowed by the government “The government never supported barefoot lawyers; in fact, it actively persecutes them.” Meaning that it was practically illegal for farmers to practice and collecting fees as a lawyer. The barefoot lawyers in China were basically a voice for the people that could not afford a actually attorney. Also, most lawyers would not take on cases that would have government infringing on people’s right because that would take away the lawyer’s license to physical abuse. Therefore, lawyers that would take cases on be only for civil matter nothing against the government because there would be